Formulaic and trite

Rating: 2/10 (16 January 2006)

I really wanted to enjoy this movie because I liked the plot premise and the little snippets of the story that I had seen in the media. But Michael Bay has a way of filming action movies that is unimaginative and predictable. This movie follows the same Hollywood clichés that we have seen hundreds of times. Add to that the completely gratuitous product placement that makes the entire movie a big advert and you will understand why this movie was more than underwhelming at the box office.
This movie is proof that Hollywood has lost its edge with blockbusters, and that the true innovation lies elsewhere. Unless producers and directors stop taking the movie viewer for granted, the summer blockbuster will die.